Abraham Lincoln4 December 1861
Confederate forces begin the attack on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor
United States of America · Warfare / Civil War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Confederate forces begin the attack on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor
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